CVE-2026-76183

critical

Description

Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allowed the security constraints for any WebSocket endpoint to be bypassed. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.121. The following versions were EOS at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.43 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/45mxk8nj2q8pkhct6lfxkvtm2jpywrsp

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/21

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-23

Updated: 2026-09-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical